DETROIT -- Montreal makes its final appearance at Joe Louis Arena tonight, without several of its key players in the Detroit Red Wings' penultimate game in the historic building.
Goaltender Carey Price stayed home following Friday's 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Charlie Lindgren is expected to get his third career NHL start tonight, according to the Montreal Gazette.
The playoff-bound Canadiens' leading scorers, Max Pacioretty (67 points) and Alexander Radulov (54 points), didn't make the trip. Neither did defenseman Andrei Markov. Montreal also is without injured defensemen Shea Weber and Alexei Emelin.
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